You mean that you don't like racist, homophobic, moral minority, far right rantings in your mailbox in the morning.
It's the highlight of my day endeavoring to find a logical argument in the rants. I have yet to find more than three in the last four years, but there must be hope. Free speech is one thing, but this is an international forum not just a US and there a lot of the OT is highly offensive to the vast majority of the population that aren't US citizens. At the end of the day, the list is a private one, owned and maintained by Ed and he has to have the final say. Maybe an [HOOTS] tag for Hatred Offensive Off Topic Sh17 My 0.02 of a Euro ::a -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Arnold Sent: 16 November 2006 08:01 To: 'ProFox Email List' Subject: [OT] Can we fix OT? Month after month, we've been treated to endless barrages of mindless nonsense from two people who evidentially believe OT was designed for their personal use as a toilet to take as many dumps as they want right onto our desktops. I know, we can use filters and the delete key, and some of us do. Too many others have simply voted with their feet by leaving. We all cherish free speech, and nobody wants to be accused of stifling thoughtful contributions in any way, but at the same time we really need something to defend the forum from people who get their jollies by abusing it. Suggestions? Bill For 2006: Top 20 Contributors by Number of OT Posts ------------------------------------------------ | Posts Contributor | ------------------------------------------------ 1. 227 Michael Madigan 2. 113 Pete Theisen Top 20 Contributors by Number of OT Posts ------------------------------------------------ | Posts Contributor | ------------------------------------------------ 1. 157 Michael Madigan 3. 33 Pete Theisen Top 20 Contributors by Number of OT Posts ------------------------------------------------ | Posts Contributor | ------------------------------------------------ 1. 198 Michael Madigan 2. 84 petetheisen Top 20 Contributors by Number of OT Posts ------------------------------------------------ | Posts Contributor | ------------------------------------------------ 1. 304 Michael Madigan 2. 143 petetheisen Top 20 Contributors by Number of OT Posts ------------------------------------------------ | Posts Contributor | ------------------------------------------------ 1. 576 Michael Madigan 2. 192 petetheisen Top 20 Contributors by Number of OT Posts ------------------------------------------------ | Posts Contributor | ------------------------------------------------ 1. 116 Michael Madigan 3. 74 petetheisen Top 20 Contributors by Number of OT Posts ------------------------------------------------ | Posts Contributor | ------------------------------------------------ 1. 196 Michael Madigan 3. 112 petetheisen Top 20 Contributors by Number of OT Posts ------------------------------------------------ | Posts Contributor | ------------------------------------------------ 2. 104 Michael Madigan 3. 76 petetheisen Top 20 Contributors by Number of OT Posts ------------------------------------------------ | Posts Contributor | ------------------------------------------------ 1. 113 petetheisen 2. 90 Michael Madigan Top 20 Contributors by Number of OT Posts ------------------------------------------------ | Posts Contributor | ------------------------------------------------ 2. 108 Michael Madigan 5. 79 petetheisen Top 20 Contributors by Number of OT Posts ------------------------------------------------ | Posts Contributor | ------------------------------------------------ 1. 159 Michael Madigan 3. 122 petetheisen A summary of 2005: Top 20 Contributors by Number of OT Posts ------------------------------------------------ | Posts Contributor | ------------------------------------------------ 1. 2719 Michael Madigan 2. 1661 Pete Theisen [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
